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AAU3940
V100R016C10
Technical Specifications
Issue 02
Date 2020-07-27
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Technical Specifications Contents
Contents
1 AAU3940 Technical Specifications....................................................................................... 1

2 Changes in AAU3940 Technical Specifications................................................................. 2
3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical Specifications.......................................... 4
3.1 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications.................................................................................................. 4
3.2 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications...................................................................................... 7
3.3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS............................................................................................................ 8
3.4 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications............................................................................... 9
3.5 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications.................................................................................. 12
4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications.............................................................. 14

4.1 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) RF Specifications....................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Antenna Specifications............................................................................................................17
4.3 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS................................................................................................................................. 19
4.4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Engineering Specifications..................................................................................................... 19
4.5 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) CPRI Port Specifications.......................................................................................................... 22
5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.............................................................................24
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AAU3940
Technical Specifications 1 AAU3940 Technical Specifications
1 AAU3940 Technical Specifications
An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit. This document provides a reference
for planning and deploying an AAU3940. It describes the radio frequency (RF)
specifications, antenna specifications, equivalent isotropically radiated power
(EIRP), equivalent isotropic receiver sensitivity (EIRS), engineering specifications,
and common public radio interface (CPRI) port specifications of the AAU3940.
Product Versions
Product Name Solution Version Product Version
AAU3940 SRAN16.1 V100R016C10

For details about the
software versions of RF
modules, see the related
software and hardware
compatibility description.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
● Network planners
● Onsite engineers
● System engineers
Organization
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AAU3940
Technical Specifications 2 Changes in AAU3940 Technical Specifications
2 Changes in AAU3940 Technical

Specifications
This section describes the changes in AAU3940 Technical Specifications.
02 (2020-07-27)
This is the second commercial release.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not include any new topics
or exclude any topics.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue includes the following changes.
Topic Change Description
Entire document Optimized multiple specification

tables. For example, the sequence of
specification items is adjusted.
01 (2020-04-07)
This is the first commercial release.
Compared with Draft A (2020-01-20), this issue does not include any new topics
or exclude any topics.
Compared with Draft A (2020-01-20), this issue includes the following changes.
Topic Change Description
Entire document Added support for NR FDD by the

AAU3940.
Draft A (2020-01-20)
This is a draft.

AAU3940
Technical Specifications 2 Changes in AAU3940 Technical Specifications
AAU3940 Technical Specifications is a separate document created for this release.

Its content derives from the sections "AAU3940 Technical Specifications" and
"Power Configuration Rules for RF Modules" in AAU Technical Specifications. In
this and subsequent releases, this content is removed from AAU Technical
Specifications and constitutes a separate document.
Compared with AAU Technical Specifications of Issue 04 (2019-10-25) in
V100R015C10, this issue does not include any new topics or changes, or exclude
any topics.

AAU3940 3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical
Technical Specifications Specifications
3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Technical Specifications
The technical specifications of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) include RF

specifications, antenna specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and
CPRI port specifications.
3.1 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include radio access technologies (RATs), frequency bands,
TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, and receiver sensitivity.
3.2 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications
The antenna specifications include the frequency range, gains, and beam range of
the antenna.
3.3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS
The EIRP and EIRS of an AAU are used to measure the interference strength and
the capability of transmitting strong signals.
3.4 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the dimensions, weight, input power,
module power consumption, and environmental specifications.
3.5 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications
The CPRI port specifications of an AAU include the CPRI port protocol, rate, and
maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.
3.1 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications

In the following, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, and N (FDD) is short
for NR FDD.

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs
Table 3-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100
MHz)
Frequency Protocol- RX TX RAT IBW
Band defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band Band
(MHz) (MHz)
1800+2100 Band 1800: 1710 1800: 1805 1800 MHz: 1800: 40

3+Band 1/ to 1785 to 1880 LTE FDD, NR 2100: 40
n3+n1 2100: 1920 2100: 2110 FDD, LN
to 1980 to 2170 (FDD)
2100 MHz:
UMTS, LTE
FDD, UL, NR
FDD, LN
(FDD)
TX/RX Modes and Capacity
Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Frequency TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported
Band (MHz) Bandwidth
(MHz)b
1800+2100 1800: 2T2R UMTS: 6 carriers (without LTE FDD:

2100: 2T2R MIMO); 4 carriers (with 5/10/15/20
MIMO) NR FDD:
LTE FDD: 2 carriers (1800 5/10/15/20
MHz/2100 MHz); 2 carriers
(1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
NR FDD: 1 carrier
a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A
transmit channels and B receive channels.
b: The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard
bandwidth that can be configured for a single-mode carrier when only one
carrier is configured. In any carrier combination scenario, the total bandwidth of
all carriers cannot exceed the IBW value. For details about the bandwidth that
can be configured for each carrier in each carrier combination scenario, see
Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations
Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz
+2100 MHz)
Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz) Power
1800+2100 ● 2x30 W (at an For typical configurations, see Typical

ambient Power Configuration Reference for
temperature of AAU Modules.
-40°C to +50°C
[-40°F to +122°F])
● 2x40 W (at an
ambient
temperature of
-40°C to +40°C
[-40°F to +104°F])
a: CxD W in the Maximum Output Power column indicates that the RF module
has C transmit channels and the maximum output power of each transmit
channel is D W.
NOTE
● The Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules document includes the
configurable carrier combinations and the output power of each carrier in each
combination. Before referring to this document, you must be familiar with the output
power configuration rules. For details, see 5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.
● Each Output Power per Carrier (W) value in the Typical Power Configuration
Reference for AAU Modules document indicates the maximum output power of each
carrier under the corresponding configuration while ensuring the network performance.
The actually configured carrier power of RF modules can be less than or equal to the
value of Output Power per Carrier (W) in the document. The power configuration that
is not supported in the document may be configurable on the software. Huawei can
only promise the performance with the power configurations listed in the document.
RF Compliance Standards
Table 3-4 RF compliance standards for an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Item Standard
UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104
LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104
NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104
Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

3.2 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna

Specifications
the antenna.
Antenna Specifications
Table 3-5 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Specifications
Frequency 1710 to 1880 1920 to 2170

range
(MHz)
Polarization +45 and -45 +45 and -45

mode (°)
Electrical Continuously adjustable from Continuously adjustable from -3

downtilt (°) -3 to +12 to +12
Gain (dBi) 14 (at mid tilt); 14.0±0.5 (over 14.5 (at mid tilt); 14.5±0.4 (over
all tilts) all tilts)
Horizontal 70±5.2 70±3.6

half-power
beamwidth
(°)
Vertical 13±0.8 12±0.9

half-power
beamwidth
(°)
Front-to- > 25
back ratio,
±30° (dB)
Surge DC grounding
protection
Antenna Patterns
The blue line represents the horizontal directivity patten, and the red line
represents the vertical directivity pattern.

Figure 3-1 Antenna pattern sample of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
3.3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS

Table 3-6 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS

Frequency Band EIRP EIRS
(MHz)
1800+2100 1800 MHz: 1800 MHz:

● 2 x (30 W + 14 dBi) = ● LTE FDD: -106.1 dBm - 14
2 x 58.8 dBm dBi
● 2 x (40 W + 14 dBi) = ● NR FDD: -105.8 dBm - 14
2 x 60.0 dBm dBi
2100 MHz: 2100 MHz:
● 2 x (30 W + 14.5 dBi) ● UMTS: -125.7 dBm - 14.5
= 2 x 59.3 dBm dBi
● 2 x (40 W + 14.5 dBi) ● LTE FDD: -106.1 dBm - 14.5
= 2 x 60.5 dBm dBi
● NR FDD: -105.8 dBm - 14.5
dBi

NOTE
● The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the

antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 0.001.
● The LTE FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs)
standard.
● The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.104, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.
3.4 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering

Specifications
Input Power
Table 3-7 Input power of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Power Supply Operating Voltage

Type
-48 V DC -36 V DC to -57 V DC
AC ● 220 V AC; voltage range: 176 V AC to 290 V AC

● 110 V AC dual-live-wire; voltage range: 90 V/180 V AC
to 135 V/270 V AC
Module Power Consumption
Table 3-8 Power consumption of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Maximum Power

Consumption (W)a Consumption (W)b
1800+2100 2x30 W: 210 2x30 W: 300

2x40 W: 250 2x40 W: 350
a: The typical power consumption of an RF module is measured when the

ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 50%. The
actual power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.
b: The maximum power consumption of a module is measured when the
ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the load is 100%. The actual power
consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

Dimensions and Weight
Table 3-9 Dimensions and weight of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Band (MHz) Dimensions (Height x Weight
Diameter)
1800+2100 750 mm (29.53 in.) x 150 15 kg (33.08 lb,

mm (φ, 5.91 in.) excluding mounting kits)
Environmental Specifications
Table 3-10 Environmental specifications of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Specifications
Operating temperature ● Without solar radiation: -40°C to +50°C (-40°F to

+122°F) (2x30 W); -40°C to +40°C (-40°F to
+104°F) (2x40 W)
● With solar radiation: -40°C to +45°C (-40°F to
+113°F) (2x30 W); -40°C to +35°C (-40°F to
+95°F) (2x40 W)
Wind load (Assume that ● Front: 100 N

the wind speed is 150 ● Side: 100 N
km/h.)
● Rear: 115 N
Operating wind speed 150 km/h
Survival wind speed 200 km/h
Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH
Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa
NOTE
The output power of an AAU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges
10°C (50°F) less than or equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on
installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.
Table 3-11 Surge protection specifications of ports

Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection
Specifications
Power port Surge current 20 kA

NOTE
● Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
● All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current,
refer to Nominal discharge current.
Compliance Standards
Table 3-12 Compliance standards for an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Standard
Operating ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-

environment weatherprotected locations"
Storage ETSI EN 300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class 1.2

environmenta "Weatherprotected, not temperature-controlled storage
locations"
Shockproof ● ETSI300019-2-3
protection
Ingress protection IP55

rating
Surge protection ● IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1:

General principles
● IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3:
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
Electrical and electronic systems within structures
● ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at
remote electronic sites
● ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against
lightning discharges
● ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base
stations
● ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering (EE):
Earthing and bonding configuration inside
telecommunications centers
● YD/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements
and test methods for radio base stations
● GB 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning
protection and earthing engineering for
telecommunication bureaus (stations)
a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the
validity period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.

3.5 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port

Specifications
Table 3-13 CPRI port protocol and rate of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Number of Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)
CPRI Ports
2 CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/9.8
The following table lists the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance
between an AAU and a BBU when the AAU works in a single mode. When the
AAU works in multimode concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading
and maximum distance between the multimode AAU and a BBU are determined
by the capabilities for the mode with the lowest capabilities.
Table 3-14 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an

AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) and a BBU
RAT Maximum Level of Maximum Distance from a BBU
Cascading with a
BBU
UMTS 6 40 km (24.86 mi.)


Cascading with a
BBU
LTE FDD ● When the CPRI ● When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is

data rate is 1.25 configured: 20 km (12.43 mi.)
Gbit/s: cascading ● When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
not supported configured: 40 km (24.86 mi.)
● When the CPRI ● When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
data rate is 2.5 km (24.86 mi.) (number of cells ≤
Gbit/s: 3); 20 km (12.43 mi.) (number of
– Cell bandwidth cells ≥ 4)
≤ 5 MHz: 4
– Cell bandwidth
= 10 MHz: 2
– Cell bandwidth
≥ 15 MHz:
cascading not
supported
● When the CPRI
data rate is 4.9
Gbit/s:
– Cell bandwidth
≤ 10 MHz: 4
– Cell bandwidth
≥ 15 MHz: 2
● When the CPRI
data rate is 9.8
Gbit/s: 4
NR FDD 4 20 km (12.43 mi.)
NOTE
● For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each type of AAU, see RF Unit and
Topology Management.
● For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each type of AAU (for example, the
capabilities of RF ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management.

AAU3940
Technical Specifications 4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications
4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Technical

Specifications
The technical specifications of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) include RF specifications,

antenna specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and CPRI port
specifications.
4.1 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) RF Specifications

4.2 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Antenna Specifications
the antenna.
4.3 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS
4.4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Engineering Specifications
4.5 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) CPRI Port Specifications
4.1 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) RF Specifications

In the following, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, and N (FDD) is short
for NR FDD.

AAU3940
Supported Frequency Bands and RATs
Table 4-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Protocol- RX TX RAT IBW
Band defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band Band
(MHz) (MHz)
AWS+PCS Band AWS: 1710 AWS: 2110 AWS: UMTS, AWS: 40

4+Band 2/ to 1755 to 2155 LTE FDD, PCS: 40
n66+n2 PCS: 1850 PCS: 1930 to UL, NR FDD,
to 1910 1990 LN (FDD)
PCS: UMTS,
LTE FDD,
UL, NR FDD,
LN (FDD)
TX/RX Modes and Capacity
Table 4-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported
Band (MHz) Bandwidth
(MHz)b
AWS+PCS AWS: 2T2R UMTS: 6 carriers (without LTE FDD:

PCS: 2T2R MIMO); 4 carriers (with 5/10/15/20
MIMO) NR FDD:
LTE FDD: 2 carriers 5/10/15/20
NR FDD: 1 carrier
a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A
transmit channels and B receive channels.
b: The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard
bandwidth that can be configured for a single-mode carrier when only one
carrier is configured. In any carrier combination scenario, the total bandwidth of
all carriers cannot exceed the IBW value. For details about the bandwidth that
can be configured for each carrier in each carrier combination scenario, see
Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.
● When the AAU3940 works both in AWS and PCS frequency bands, third-order
passive intermodulation (PIM3) products may fall in the RX frequency bands.
The AAU3940 does not support the scenario where the PIM3 products fall in
the RX frequency bands. Therefore, before configuring carriers, check
spectrum combinations to prevent this issue.
● As shown in the following figure, if F2 minus F1 is less than or equal to 200
MHz, PIM3 products will not fall in the RX frequency bands.

AAU3940
Figure 4-1 Restrictions on the bandwidth of the AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
F1: absolute value of the lowest F2: absolute value of the highest
frequency in the PCS TX frequency frequency in the AWS TX frequency
band band
Output Power and Carrier Configurations
Table 4-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration
Band (MHz) Power
AWS+PCS ● 2x30 W (at an For typical configurations, see Typical

ambient Power Configuration Reference for
temperature of AAU Modules.
-40°C to +50°C
[-40°F to +122°F])
● 2x40 W (at an
ambient
temperature of
-40°C to +40°C
[-40°F to +104°F])
a: CxD W in the Maximum Output Power column indicates that the RF module
has C transmit channels and the maximum output power of each transmit
channel is D W.

AAU3940
NOTE
● The Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules document includes the
configurable carrier combinations and the output power of each carrier in each
combination. Before referring to this document, you must be familiar with the output
power configuration rules. For details, see 5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.
● Each Output Power per Carrier (W) value in the Typical Power Configuration
Reference for AAU Modules document indicates the maximum output power of each
carrier under the corresponding configuration while ensuring the network performance.
The actually configured carrier power of RF modules can be less than or equal to the
value of Output Power per Carrier (W) in the document. The power configuration that
is not supported in the document may be configurable on the software. Huawei can
only promise the performance with the power configurations listed in the document.
RF Compliance Standards
Table 4-4 RF compliance standards for an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Item Standard
UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104
LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104
NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104
Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104
4.2 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Antenna Specifications

the antenna.
Antenna Specifications
Table 4-5 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Item Specifications
Frequency 1710 to 1910 1930 to 2155

range
(MHz)
Polarization +45 and -45 +45 and -45

mode (°)

Gain (dBi) 14 (at mid tilt); 14.0±0.5 (over 14.5 (at mid tilt); 14.5±0.4 (over
all tilts) all tilts)

AAU3940
Item Specifications
Horizontal 70±5.2 70±3.6

half-power
beamwidth
(°)
Vertical 13±0.8 12±0.9

half-power
beamwidth
(°)

Front-to- > 25
back ratio,
±30° (dB)
Surge DC grounding
protection
Antenna Patterns
The blue line represents the horizontal directivity patten, and the red line
represents the vertical directivity pattern.
Figure 4-2 Antenna pattern sample of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

AAU3940
4.3 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS

Table 4-6 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS
Frequency Band EIRP EIRS

(MHz)
1800+2100 AWS: AWS:

● 2 x (30 W + 14.5 dBi) ● UMTS: -125.5 dBm - 14 dBi
= 2 x 59.3 dBm ● LTE FDD: -105.9 dBm - 14
● 2 x (40 W + 14.5 dBi) dBi
= 2 x 60.5 dBm ● NR FDD: -105.6 dBm - 14
PCS: dBi
● 2 x (30 W + 14.5 dBi) PCS:
= 2 x 59.3 dBm ● UMTS: -125.5 dBm - 14 dBi
● 2 x (40 W + 14.5 dBi) ● LTE FDD: -105.9 dBm - 14
= 2 x 60.5 dBm dBi
● NR FDD: -105.6 dBm - 14
dBi
NOTE
● The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the

antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 0.001.
● The LTE FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs)
standard.
● The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.104, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.
4.4 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) Engineering Specifications

Input Power
Table 4-7 Input power of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Power Supply Type Operating Voltage
-48 V DC -36 V DC to -57 V DC

AAU3940
Module Power Consumption
Table 4-8 Power consumption of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Frequency Band Typical Power Consumption Maximum Power

(MHz) (W)a Consumption (W)b
1800+2100 2x30 W: 210 2x30 W: 300

2x40 W: 250 2x40 W: 350
a: The typical power consumption of an RF module is measured when the

ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 50%. The
actual power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.
b: The maximum power consumption of a module is measured when the
ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the load is 100%. The actual power
consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.
Dimensions and Weight
Table 4-9 Dimensions and weight of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Frequency Band (MHz) Dimensions (Height x Weight

Diameter)
1800+2100 750 mm (29.53 in.) x 150 15 kg (33.08 lb,

mm (φ, 5.91 in.) excluding mounting kits)
Environmental Specifications
Table 4-10 Environmental specifications of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)
Item Specifications
Operating temperature ● Without solar radiation: -40°C to +50°C (-40°F to

+122°F) (2x30 W); -40°C to +40°C (-40°F to
+104°F) (2x40 W)
● With solar radiation: -40°C to +45°C (-40°F to
+113°F) (2x30 W); -40°C to +35°C (-40°F to
+95°F) (2x40 W)
Wind load (Assume that ● Front: 100 N

the wind speed is 150 ● Side: 100 N
km/h.)
● Rear: 115 N
Operating wind speed 150 km/h

AAU3940
Item Specifications
Survival wind speed 200 km/h
Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH
Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa
NOTE
The output power of an AAU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges
10°C (50°F) less than or equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on
installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.
Table 4-11 Surge protection specifications of ports

Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection
Specifications
Power port Surge current 20 kA
NOTE
● Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
● All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current,
refer to Nominal discharge current.
Compliance Standards
Table 4-12 Compliance standards for an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

Item Standard
Operating ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-

environment weatherprotected locations"
Storage ETSI EN 300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class 1.2

environmenta "Weatherprotected, not temperature-controlled storage
locations"
Shockproof ● ETSI300019-2-3
protection
Ingress protection IP55

rating

AAU3940
Item Standard
Surge protection ● IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1:

General principles
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
Electrical and electronic systems within structures
● ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at
remote electronic sites
● ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against
lightning discharges
● ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base
stations
● ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering (EE):
Earthing and bonding configuration inside
telecommunications centers
● YD/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements
and test methods for radio base stations
● GB 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning
protection and earthing engineering for
telecommunication bureaus (stations)
a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the
validity period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.
4.5 AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) CPRI Port Specifications

Table 4-13 CPRI port protocol and rate of an AAU3940 (AWS+PCS)

Number of Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)
CPRI Ports
2 CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/9.8
The following table lists the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance
between an AAU and a BBU when the AAU works in a single mode. When the
AAU works in multimode concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading
and maximum distance between the multimode AAU and a BBU are determined
by the capabilities for the mode with the lowest capabilities.

AAU3940
Table 4-14 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an

AAU3940 (AWS+PCS) and a BBU
Cascading with a
BBU
UMTS 6 40 km (24.86 mi.)
LTE FDD ● When the CPRI ● When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is

data rate is 1.25 configured: 20 km (12.43 mi.)
Gbit/s: cascading ● When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
not supported configured: 40 km (24.86 mi.)
● When the CPRI ● When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
data rate is 2.5 km (24.86 mi.) (number of cells ≤
Gbit/s: 3); 20 km (12.43 mi.) (number of
– Cell bandwidth cells ≥ 4)
≤ 5 MHz: 4
– Cell bandwidth
= 10 MHz: 2
– Cell bandwidth
≥ 15 MHz:
cascading not
supported
● When the CPRI
data rate is 4.9
Gbit/s:
– Cell bandwidth
≤ 10 MHz: 4
– Cell bandwidth
≥ 15 MHz: 2
● When the CPRI
data rate is 9.8
Gbit/s: 4
NR FDD 4 20 km (12.43 mi.)
NOTE
● For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each type of AAU, see RF Unit and
Topology Management.
● For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each type of AAU (for example, the
capabilities of RF ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management.

AAU3940
Technical Specifications 5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules
5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules
This section describes the rules for configuring RF output power.
UMTS Output Power Configuration Rules

The bandwidth per UMTS carrier is 5 MHz.
LTE FDD Output Power Configuration Rules

When two LTE FDD carriers are configured, it is recommended that the power
spectral density (PSD) of the two carriers be set to the same value. PSD = Carrier
output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz and 3 MHz bandwidths are considered
as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)
NR Output Power Configuration Rules

To ensure the performance of an NR cell, the minimum configurable output power
of the NR cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module (unit: W)
divided by 16.
For example, the maximum output power of an RRU is 2x80 W. When you
configure an NR cell, the minimum configurable output power of the NR cell is 5
W (80 W/16).
Multimode Output Power Configuration Rules

● GSM, UMTS, and LTE FDD carriers cannot be configured on the same channel
simultaneously.
● The output power per carrier must be balanced among multiple channels if
possible.
● Non-MSR and MSR
– Non-MSR: Carriers of different RATs cannot be configured on the same
RF channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. If GSM carriers
are configured on PA1, then UMTS carriers cannot be configured on PA1.
That is, UMTS carriers can be configured only on PA2, and GSM carriers
cannot be configured on PA2.

AAU3940
Technical Specifications 5 RF Output Power Configuration Rules
– MSR: Carriers of different RATs can be configured on the same RF

channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. Both GSM carriers
and UMTS carriers can be configured on PA1 or PA2 simultaneously.
● The GU frequency spacing can be calculated using the following formula: GU
frequency spacing ≥ [(GSM bandwidth/2) + (UMTS bandwidth/2)].

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3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

The technical specifications of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) include RF

3.1 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications

3.1 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications

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Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

1800+2100 Band 1800: 1710 1800: 1805 1800 MHz: 1800: 40

TX/RX Modes and Capacity

1800+2100 1800: 2T2R UMTS: 6 carriers (without LTE FDD:

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Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration

1800+2100 ● 2x30 W (at an For typical configurations, see Typical

Table 3-4 RF compliance standards for an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104

Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

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3.2 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna

Table 3-5 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency 1710 to 1880 1920 to 2170

Polarization +45 and -45 +45 and -45

Electrical Continuously adjustable from Continuously adjustable from -3

Horizontal 70±5.2 70±3.6

Vertical 13±0.8 12±0.9

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Figure 3-1 Antenna pattern sample of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

3.3 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS

Table 3-6 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS

1800+2100 1800 MHz: 1800 MHz:

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● The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the

3.4 AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering

Table 3-7 Input power of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Power Supply Operating Voltage

-48 V DC -36 V DC to -57 V DC

AC ● 220 V AC; voltage range: 176 V AC to 290 V AC

Module Power Consumption

Table 3-8 Power consumption of an AAU3940 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Maximum Power

1800+2100 2x30 W: 210 2x30 W: 300